… with their general peer acceptance, as well as the obtained associations between social
anxiety and girls' close friendships. First, it was observed that adolescents who reported higher …

… romantic relationships and close friendships, social anxiety was negatively … Social anxiety
was not significantly correlated with the depth of romantic relationships or close friendships…

… social anxiety and close friendships, both of which yielded more pronounced effects for girls.
Vernberg and colleagues (1992) found that social … in close friendships several months later, …

… were new and presumably had not had a lengthy period of time to become particularly
close, we still observed individual variability in friendship companionship and intimacy. …

… We aimed to examine differences in the social support behaviors among close friends in
which the primary participant had SAD (versus those in which the primary participant did not). …

… with shopkeepers, friends, waitresses, … social anxiety behave with their best friends, romantic
partners, and family members. It is possible that individuals behave differently within close …

… Overall, our findings lend support for the idea that social anxiety impairs functioning in the
formation of close relationships, and that this impact can be seen in cortisol levels, as well as …

… social anxiety (outcome). This analysis was completed for both classmate social support
and close friend social … (social support) would be conditional on the gender of the individual. …

… Close friendships are essential to the development of interpersonal intimacy, … best friendships
may contribute to feelings of social anxiety, as conflict with or exclusion from a best friend …

… is more strongly associated with support, intimacy, and companionship in close friendships
in adolescent girls (La Greca and Lopez 1998), we expect girls to show stronger association …